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Federal grid emergency covers Pennsylvania through Friday

A federal emergency order allowing PJM Interconnection to run backup generators beyond normal pollution limits to prevent mid-Atlantic blackouts expires Friday, Oct. 16, after unseasonably warm weather collided with scheduled fall maintenance across the grid serving Whitemarsh, Plymouth and Whitpain townships.

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Plymouth Township moves October council meeting to Oct. 13

Plymouth Township moved its October council business meeting from Monday, Oct. 12, to Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. due to a scheduling conflict.

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State police launch October crackdown on unpaid PA Turnpike tolls

Pennsylvania State Police will pull over and potentially impound vehicles with suspended registrations tied to unpaid turnpike tolls throughout October, the second such enforcement effort this year on I-276 and other turnpike stretches through Whitemarsh, Plymouth and Whitpain townships.

Overhead toll gantry with electronic sensors over a multi-lane highway.

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